Written by Katty Douraghy for EO. Katty is an EO San Francisco member and president of Artisan Creative, a staffing and recruitment agency for digital, creative and marketing talent. She is also the MyEO Families of EO Champion. Each January, I look forward to Artisan Creative’s first company-wide team meeting: The day we present our annual vision boards. It’s such a powerful experience―standing before colleagues and committing to priorities and intentions that will benefit every aspect of our professional and personal life. It holds us all accountable for becoming better versions of ourselves. For the past seven years, I’ve created a vision board, a process I’ve also introduced to my team. They find it so valuable that they each now create Vision Boards for themselves and many do so with their families as well. Every year, each member of the Artisan Creative team sets an intention, establishes new year’s goals and creates their vision board. Creating my annual vision boardMy board is a combination of personal and professional development. Before I start the process, I set an intention, asking: “How can I become a better version of ‘me’ in the coming year? A better leader, a better entrepreneur, a better person, a better family member, a better community leader…” and then I start creating my vision board with this intent. I select quotes and pictures that inspire, create clarity and build on my intentions and priorities. I look at my vision board daily throughout the year to ensure I am keeping the commitments I’ve made to myself. Although electronic quotes and images on Pinterest will work, I prefer the old-school, tactile method of physically searching for and cutting out imagery and words from magazines and deciding where to place them on the board. The physical process of creating the board is, in itself, an opportunity to reflect and plan via a very tangible exercise. Presenting our vision boardsPresenting to the team develops accountability and enables the group to learn more about each other’s ambitions, dreams and commitments. Some people set a theme for their board or their year—others use inspirational quotes. They all have in common a shared use of imagery that inspires, tells a story and conveys a message to create a powerful visualization tool. In addition to sharing our vision and goals each January, we review our boards mid-year and share a recap at our year-end meeting. This creates a sense of accountability that helps keep us on track during the course of the year, which can have many twists and turns. Creating and presenting our Vision Boards is one of our strongest team-building exercises, as it stays “evergreen.” 6 tips for creating your vision board
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